Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Well, the first teaser trailer is online. You can check it out here.

First, let me say that I like this new style of teaser. One that just showcases a single action sequence from the movie, without giving away the entire plot. And if they truly ARE going to give the entire Galactus Storyline, then saving that visual is a very good idea. Here's to hoping that more movies give you a short scene to hook your interest and not the entire movie in future trailers.

Second, The Thing looks slightly better in this movie. Good. I HATED how he looked in the first movie. Like a big, orange, weepy turd.

Third, Reed Richards looks tired to me. Maybe it's the actor who is playing him, but his eyes always look puffy to me. Nothing at all like the Reed Richards that I remember from my comics. (Also, he was a humorless retard in the first movie. Someone somewhere once must've told the writers of the first movie, "Reed's shy around girls" and that's the single note that they hit throughout the movie. Which I would like to a movie about Jesus, where he does NOTHING but create fish and loaves of bread of out nothingness for an entire two hour movie. I lament the missed opportunities of the first movie. But then again, I am a nerd.) Let's hope that they return Richards to his level of super-human intelligence in this movie. Let's hope that he's confident and cool and in control again, as he has been in the comics, since the 60's.

Fourth, All right, you've sold me on the Silver Surfer. Both in his look and his movement and his powers set. I like the whole liquid building business. I like how insanely fast he travels. I like him sliding through his boogie board. I like it all. Let's hope that they don't blow their wads on the effects for this one chase sequence and have the big, chrome-head standing around talking for a majority of the movie. He's alien. Let's have him act alien, PUH-LEASE.



Don't fuck this up again, 20th Century Fox. This is your one re-do. Get it right this time.

One more thing for people who actually read comics, check out The Ultimate Galactus trilogy of books in MARVELS Ultimates line. If the idea of a giant purple man fondling the Earth like a big, blue booty that he can't wait to tap is too much for you, this series re-imagines the Galactus storyline in a way that is both intimidating and exciting. Warren Ellis hit the ball out of the park on that one. They are, of course, available in trade paperback form.

Cheers,
Mr.B